13 shot dead in west China after attack on police Map of Kashgar Xinjiang China Police shot dead 13 assailants who drove one or more vehicles into a police building and set off explosives in an attack that injured three police officers

Violence in restive western region of Xinjiang has left at least 140 people dead and more than 800 injured

Several hundred people were arrested after a protest, in Urumqi turned violent.
Exiled Uighur leader says police fired on students.
The protest was prompted by a deadly fight between Uighurs and Han Chinese last month

Tibet: Opponents of Chinese rule set fire to vehicles and shops as tear gas filled the streets and gunfire rang out in the capital, Lhasa

Rallies have continued all week in the largest protests against Beijing's rule in 20 years. Dalai Lama, released a statement expressing deep concern. He called on the Chinese leadership to stop using force and begin dialogue with the Tibetan people